Dec 6, 2011 #1 Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 2, 2011 Messages 2,074 Location England right so... what is it? lol! x x
Dec 6, 2011 #2 Cleggat Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Dec 25, 2010 Messages 501 Location UK Oh this is her, she's a beaut, no help with Id though, sorry
Dec 6, 2011 #3 OP OP Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 2, 2011 Messages 2,074 Location England haha thanks, sorry about pic quality. she's fast!! x
Dec 6, 2011 #4 garfy Aquarium Advice Addict Joined May 21, 2011 Messages 2,846 Location Fanborough,Hampshire,England Definately not an eye biter.The dorsal fin is all wrong it should flow much farther back.There are resemblances to an eye biter but only just.
Definately not an eye biter.The dorsal fin is all wrong it should flow much farther back.There are resemblances to an eye biter but only just.
Dec 6, 2011 #5 garfy Aquarium Advice Addict Joined May 21, 2011 Messages 2,846 Location Fanborough,Hampshire,England Check out my male in my profile.She should be exactly the same but silver and not blue.
Dec 6, 2011 #6 tiger terror Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Sep 18, 2011 Messages 4,349 Location Indiana Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic said: right so... what is it? lol! x x Click to expand... I have a female in the ht tank just like her,sold to me as a zebra...have my doubts though,also the top of her head has yellow on it...
Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic said: right so... what is it? lol! x x Click to expand... I have a female in the ht tank just like her,sold to me as a zebra...have my doubts though,also the top of her head has yellow on it...
Dec 6, 2011 #7 OP OP Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 2, 2011 Messages 2,074 Location England thanks garfy, that clears it up a bit. though, i do say in the other fish shop they were DEFO compressiceps. 100%, just like all the google images this doesnt answer what my little alien is though :L:L
thanks garfy, that clears it up a bit. though, i do say in the other fish shop they were DEFO compressiceps. 100%, just like all the google images this doesnt answer what my little alien is though :L:L
Dec 6, 2011 #8 OP OP Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 2, 2011 Messages 2,074 Location England Top 10 Freshwater Fish - Page 63 - Rate My Fish Tank the 2nd entry down... does this mean that entry is a false ID? x
Top 10 Freshwater Fish - Page 63 - Rate My Fish Tank the 2nd entry down... does this mean that entry is a false ID? x
Dec 6, 2011 #9 garfy Aquarium Advice Addict Joined May 21, 2011 Messages 2,846 Location Fanborough,Hampshire,England Maybe she is an Altolamprologus compressiceps?
Dec 6, 2011 #10 OP OP Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 2, 2011 Messages 2,074 Location England thats even less similar than an eye biter :L im thinking maybe tyrannochromis macrostoma or red empress female?
thats even less similar than an eye biter :L im thinking maybe tyrannochromis macrostoma or red empress female?
Dec 7, 2011 #11 OP OP Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 2, 2011 Messages 2,074 Location England got her nailed! her species is the Protomelas Taeniolatus - red empress female. well, not as cool as an eye biter but she's still stunning! thank you to everyone who tried to help - im very grateful xxx
got her nailed! her species is the Protomelas Taeniolatus - red empress female. well, not as cool as an eye biter but she's still stunning! thank you to everyone who tried to help - im very grateful xxx
Dec 7, 2011 #12 M mattrox Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Nov 17, 2003 Messages 2,110 Location Adelaide, Australia Probably a red empress female, but possibly a hybrid. It has verical bars like a peacock.
Dec 8, 2011 #13 OP OP Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Apr 2, 2011 Messages 2,074 Location England what peacock would it be hybridized with? very good point! x